Wedding Bells

So, the main reason for heading to Texas was for Jordan and Ben's wedding.  Did I mention that the wedding and the bride and every little detail was absolutely gorgeous?!?!  Jordan worked with Flint at Baylor and is so sweet and smart and beautiful!  She was also a Tri Delt at Baylor so we always had that fun bond as well!!!   And of course, Flint liked to make fun of us!  But I am used to it after all these years!  Ben played golf and coached at Baylor which explains the groom's cake in the previous post!

My wedding date!

Flint, Ben, Jordan, me and Katie

Katie is one of our besties from our time in Waco.  She would always come to our house for dinner.  She would come over to swim with us.  She would watch Cilla and even our dogs for us.  We even went on a road trip together before Cilla was born!  She was and is such a dear friend and I am so thankful God brought her into my life.  I definitely can't imagine our time in Waco without her friendship and she will always be a dear friend!  It was so good to see her!

So, on to the food.  The food was literally the cutest thing ever!  

The menu consisted of yummy salad, grilled chicken skewers, chicken fried steak skewers, barbecue brisket sliders, and get ready for this...

a mashed potato bar and a mac'n'cheese bar!  

That is not a new concept to me but for some reason I had never seen it presented in such a cute way!  Oh, and it was delicious!!!

I know it is a little weird that I took a picture of my food, but I could not resist.  It was so stink'in cute!

Congrats Jordan and Ben!  

We love you and are so so so happy for you.  We wish you many years of happiness and pray God richly blesses your marriage.  May you always keep Him in the center of of your relationship!  

Oh, and have fun in St. Lucia.  

Texas on My Mind

This past weekend we head south to Fort Worth and Dallas.  It always a bonus when we have something to go to because we usually get to see lots of our friends and of course, Flint's dad, all in one short period of time.  

Family road trips!

We stopped to see our friends, Tim and Holly, on our way into Fort Worth and we finally got to meet their BEAUTIFUL daughter, Caroline.  However, I failed to get a picture.  Shame on me!!!

Friday, Cilla and I headed to Dallas to spend some time with my bestie, Laura!  Our time together is certainly not what it used to be, but it is precious nonetheless!  Now we are both chasing crazy toddlers around.  Definitely not dull!

Cilla loved riding Braysen's horse, Lucky!  Shocker!

 And look at this blue-eyed cutie!  He is so fun and full of personality and I just love him!

 However, I am not so sure these two love each other as much as their mommies love each other!  But, I know that in time they will!   

After we left Laura and Braysen's house, Cilla and I made a quick stop by Bubba's.  Absolutely, without a doubt BEST fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls and homemade lemonade EVER!  Hands down.

Cilla loved her chicken dipped in gravy

 ...and her delicious homemade roll!!!  What's not to love?!?!

 Friday afternoon, Cilla opted out of her nap.  That seems to be a reoccurring trend around our house and is always a recipe for disaster.  Friday evening was no exception.  We got a late start to dinner (also a recipe for disaster) at one of our favorite places, Pappadeaux!  

This picture speaks a thousand words.  This was one tired little angel girl.

 The first half of dinner was not too bad.  Coloring with Susu.

 But, it went south very quickly.  She enjoyed her shrimp cocktail.  

 But about halfway through dinner Cilla had had enough!  Let's face it, 2 year olds can only stand so much and especially with no nap!  She had a fall onto a rock wall and hit her head, sweet girl. Then she woke up in the middle of the night throwing up!  It is never easy traveling with a toddler!

So, Pappy and Susu kept an already not so rested Cilla while Flint and I went to a wedding in Plano Saturday night...more pics to come...and guess who was still up partying when mom and dad got home at 11:30?!  You guessed it!!!  

How cute is this cake?!?

 And as if we had not had enough fun for the weekend, we stopped in Dallas (again) to see the Pardues on our way out of town!  Cilla and Harper just had to have some time together!  LOVE these two cuties!  Doing a little shopping after lunch.

(Please disregard the syrup all over Cilla's shirt!  What's a Sunday brunch without Pancakes and Syrup?!)

 Cilla thought Harper was hilarious drinking from the Texas Rangers cup!

 And I happen to think that both of these sillies are hilarious!

It was a super duper busy weekend and I am super duper tired.  But, we loved all of our time with family and friends!